It's Gwendy, the snapped, the ribbon-wearing one, the wingnut...
Gwen Stacy the original.
It's Gwendy, the snapped, the ribbon-wearing one, the wingnut...
Gwen Stacy the original.
I will point out, remember in #2-5 when we all said the reveal being Kraven was too obvious, and turned out that's exactly who it was. So I will say it being "too obvious" isn't exactly a deal breaker in these instances.
I'm not willing to completely call it, because you never know anything can happen, but I will agree Harry has jumped all the way up to the #1 most likely candidate.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
I think it's still in the usual pattern of Clues, Red Herring, Reveal, Explanation.
We're more likely in the red herring stage with Harry.
There is a value in doing it differently, in making it blindly obvious who the big bad is, and then revealing it to be that individual, as a reminder that sometimes things are as they appear to. That is intentionally disappointing to readers, although it's certainly that the Hydra Cap writer would go write something that has an important message (In the Hydra Cap case it was that no one deserves absolute trust, if Kindred were Harry it would be that sometimes the warning signs are accurate) but that will piss off some readers.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
That randomly yanking away the rug to make the reveal a 'surprise' rarely works in fiction (see what happened with Monarch at DC). I think that Spencer's been very good at giving us 'fair play' mysteries to let the readers figure it out. Making it Emily just plain makes no sense, especially since she was only just retconned into being alive this whole time at the end of Slott's run. I doubt Spencer was factoriing her into his grand plans.
The real mystery isn't necessarily that Kindred is Harry - but how he became Kindred and what his plan really is. Kind of like what Moira's whole deal is in Powers/House of X.
I'll quote my own points from another thread so I don't have to write them again:
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Good point, guess just because it's too obvious doesn't mean it isn't the case... Would be funny if it turns out to be Harry and nobody believes it just because it's that obvious lol.
Well, it doesn't have to be someone like Emily, just another likely candidate, it's something Spectacular cartoon did, with so many hints that Harry was Green Goblin, then turns out it was Norman all along.
Not to say that Spectacular didn't have issues with that by the way, some of the hints given make no sense, they were only there to fool the viewer and nobody else, and make little sense in-universe, but it worked decently enough.
The Moira thing wasn't really presented as a long mystery. Most of her story was revealed in the third issue. There were a few withheld details that were answered later.
It's different from a mystery that's been going on for more than an year ending with the reveal that it is the likeliest suspect. Granted, Harry hasn't been as likely a suspect for the entirety of the mystery.
While readers might be disappointed if the most obvious suspect turns out to be the mystery villain, the reveal isn't as important as the rest of the story.
Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
This is the position I’m in right now. I’m not sure I like how blatantly obvious Spencer is making this. I said over and over that there could be some massive twist and it won’t be Harry. Granted I know at this point everything is pretty much pointing in that direction. Maybe I was in the minority but I was hoping for Kindred to have some sort of an OMD connection.
It’s obviously Mattie Franklin
Maybe it's a combination of pre-OMD Peter' spirit combined with Harry and Gwen. Kind of like Onslaught, but with less sexual tension
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